Clamp structure for garment hanger

ABSTRACT

A clamp structure for a garment hanger, being provided on any of two ends of the garment hanger, the clamp structure comprises a first and a second clamping piece used to rotating coaxially to clamp tight garments. The first clamping piece has a clamping portion with positioning portions on a left and a right end thereof, so that a connecting piece with a left and a right engaging portion can respectively engage the two positioning portions, and that the connecting piece is fixed on an inner side of the clamping portion. Thereby, the connecting piece can be flexibly changed in pursuance of the kind of a garment clamped, and can be connected or released in a force saving mode. The clamp structure of garment hangers is applicable to clamping woven fabrics such as pants or towels etc.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the invention

The present invention relates to a clamp structure for a garment hanger,and more particularly to a structure having two engaging portions on aleft and a right end of a connecting piece engaged with two positioningportions of a first clamping piece to fix the connecting piece on aninner side of the first clamping portion, and to clamp tight a garmentin cooperation with a second clamping piece. The clamp structure isapplicable to clamping woven fabrics such as pants or towels etc.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Garment hangers sold in the markets presently mainly include thefollowing kinds: 1. those for supporting the inner sides of theshoulders of a garment on two ends of each suit hanger, in order to keepthe garment flat and smooth; 2. those being provided with clampingmembers at two ends of each garment hanger to clamp and support pants ortowels; and 3. those having both the functions of the above two kinds ofgarment hangers. Those garment hangers being provided with clampingmembers have the clamping members each with a front and a rear clampingportion for clamping. Either end of the front or the rear clampingportions is provided with a fixed clamping piece. By friction resistanceof the fixed clamping piece, the garment hanger keeps pants or towelsfrom loosening and dropping.

The above stated design is having the clamping pieces fixed completelyat finishing of production; it does not have any flexibility forallowing change. In order to make improvement on the defect, pleaserefer to FIG. 5 shown a U.S. Pat. No. 6,609,640, it offers more choicesfor users. The U.S. Pat. No. 6,609,640 mainly is provided with aclamping portion “a” and a clamping piece “b”; the clamping piece “b”has on its rear end an engaging portion “c”, and the clamping portion“a” has thereon a hole “d” which allows piercing of the engaging portion“c” therethrough to make connection of the clamping piece “b” with theclamping portion “a”. The above stated structure can achieve theexpected objective, however, the tailing end of the engaging portion “c”is larger than the hole “d” on the clamping portion “a”, a larger pressforce is necessary in combination in order to complete connection afterthe engaging portion “c” passes through the hole “d”. With thisstructure while in a mass production, time and work is needed more.Further, in changing the clamping piece “b”, a larger force in acontrary direction must be exerted to retract the engaging portion “c”,this is not easy in operation, and the engaging portion “c” might bebroken.

In view of these, for achieving an objective of flexibly changing aconnecting piece and providing a more force-saving assembling structure,the inventor provides the present invention based on his professionalexperience of years and nonstop studying and developing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a clampstructure for a garment hanger, with an engaging structure formed on aconnecting piece and a first clamping piece, the connecting piece can befixed on an inner side of the first clamping portion, in order that theconnecting piece can be assembled in a flexible mode to have differentclamping forces for clamping woven fabrics such as pants or towels etc.

The secondary objective of the present invention is to provide a clampstructure for a garment hanger, with positioning structures provided ona left and a right end of the first clamping piece, a left and a rightengaging portion of the connecting piece can be mutually connected in aforce-saving hooking mode (to hook inwards from outside) and loosened,this can save the cost of assembling.

To achieve the stated objectives, a pair of clamp structures for thegarment hanger of the present invention are provided respectively on twoends of the garment hanger, and each comprises a first and a secondclamping piece able to rotate coaxially to clamp tight garments. Themain technique of the present invention resides in that: the firstclamping piece has a clamping portion with positioning portions on theleft and the right ends thereof, the first clamping piece further has aconnecting piece with a left and a right engaging portion forrespectively engaging the two positioning portions, in order that theconnecting piece is fixed on the inner side of the first clampingportion; thereby changing of the connecting piece can be performed in aforce-saving and flexible mode, and can have different clamping forcesafter assembling for supporting woven fabrics such as pants or towelsetc.

The present invention will be apparent after reading the detaileddescription of the preferred embodiment thereof in reference to theaccompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded view showing the elements of a preferredembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a connectingpiece and a first clamping piece of the preferred embodiment of thepresent invention in assembling;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken from a section line A-A′ of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view showing use of the preferred embodiment of thepresent invention on a garment hanger;

FIG. 5 is sectional view showing assembling of a conventional clampstructure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1, clamp structures 1 for a garment hanger 9 of thepresent invention are provided respectively on two ends of the garmenthanger 9, and each comprises a first and a second clamping piece 2, 3provided respectively on their upper ends with pressing portions 21, 31,and on their lower ends with clamping portions 22, 32. The firstclamping piece 2 is provided on its inner side with a transverselyextending rod-like protruding portion 23, while the second clampingpiece 3 is provided on its inner side with a transversely extendingelongate recessed portion 33 to receive therein the protruding portion23 of the first clamping piece 2. And the first and the second clampingpieces 2, 3 are clamped with a U shaped elastic sheet 4. When a userexerts opposite forces to press the pressing portions 21, 31 of thefirst and the second clamping pieces 2, 3, the first and the secondclamping pieces 2, 3 can be rotated coaxially to clamp tight garments.

The clamping portion 22 of the first clamping piece 2 is provided on itsinner side with a recess 24, and the clamping portion 22 is providedrespectively on the left and the right ends thereof with engagingrecesses 25 functioning as positioning portions; the first clampingpiece 2 further has a connecting piece 5 with a left and a rightengaging portion 53 protruding outwards to form a “T” shape each andcontaining an elastic portion 51 and a stop portion 52 each.

Referring to FIGS. 2-4, when the connecting piece 5 is connected withthe first clamping piece 2, the recess 24 on the inner side of theclamping portion 22 of the first clamping piece 2 allows placing of theconnecting piece 5 therein, thus the connecting piece 5 is limited to afixed position; the two elastic portions 51 on the two ends of theconnecting piece 5 are engaged in the two engaging recesses 25 on theleft and the right ends of the clamping portion 22 inwards from outside,and by stopping of the stop portions 52 which are respectivelypositioned on the outer surfaces of the clamping portion 22, theconnecting piece 5 is fixed on the inner side of the clamping portion22. And when the stop portions 52 are moved outwards, the elasticportions 51 can be gotten rid of the limitation of the engaging recesses25, and thereby the connecting piece 5 is separated from the firstclamping piece 2.

Therefore, the present invention has the following advantages:

1. The present invention can be assembled in pursuance of various usagesin fabrication with any of different connecting piece with differentclamping forces; and can allow a user to change it easily.

2. In the present invention, by hooking inwards of the left and theright engaging portions from outside on the positioning portions of aclamping portion on the first clamping piece, not only the connectingpiece can be connected or released in a force-saving hooking mode withor from the first clamping piece, but the cost of assembling can besaved.

In conclusion, according to the description disclosed above, the presentinvention surely can achieve the expected objectives thereof to providea clamp structure for a garment hanger that can have the connectingpiece flexibly changed.

1. A clamp structure for a garment hanger, being provided on any of twoends of said garment hanger, said clamp structure comprises a first anda second clamping piece used to rotating coaxially to clamp tightgarments, and is characterized in that: said first clamping piece has aclamping portion with positioning portions on a left and a right endthereof, said first clamping piece further has a connecting piece with aleft and a right engaging portion for respectively engaging said twopositioning portions, in order that said connecting piece is fixed on aninner side of said clamping portion.
 2. The clamp structure for agarment hanger as claimed in claim 1, wherein said positioning portionson said left and right ends of said clamping portion are engagingrecesses.
 3. The clamp structure for a garment hanger as claimed inclaim 2, wherein said left and right engaging portions of saidconnecting piece each contains a bendable elastic portion and a stopportion, in order to be fixed in said engaging recesses on said left andright ends of said clamping portion.
 4. The clamp structure for agarment hanger as claimed in claim 1, wherein said clamping portion ofsaid first clamping piece is provided on its inner side with a recessfor receiving said connecting piece.